Business Journal: Retirement Planners Go Nationwide

The local retirement planning firm Hanson McClain is going national.

Scott Hanson and Pat McClain founded their Sacramento company in 1993. They initially provided investment advice to workers at telephone companies and utilities, who need to nurture their nest eggs. Their success grew into three local offices, and considerable attention within local and national media.

Hanson McClain is now opening an office in San Antonio, to be followed by others in Austin, Dallas and Houston. Still more are slated for Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee and Birmingham Alabama in the months ahead. Their success hinges in part on their business model. Their investment advisors do simply that, and don’t sell or earn commissions.